Andrew Slaughter
​CCI Board Member

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Andrew Slaughter was born in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan in the summer of 1980. At the age of 8 he moved to a small town, Tecumseh, MI after his father was transferred to a new location due to changes in the auto industry. In 1998, Andrew graduated high school and went to college at Central Michigan University before ultimately graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University (MTU) in 2002. 
 
While at MTU, Andrew became an avid skier and a member of the National Ski Patrol. To find some improved skiing he moved west to Pullman, Washington. There he completed a masters degree in Civil Engineering at Washington State University and spent a lot of time skiing and patrolling at Silver Mountain in Kellogg, Idaho. He continued skiing and his education in Bozeman, Montana at Montana State University. He studied the thermal-mechanical behavior of snow and avalanche, and graduated with his PhD in 2010 in Engineering Mechanics.
 
During Andrew’s time in Bozeman he was blessed to have met his wife Deanne, at a church function at Holy Rosary Parish. They married in the summer of 2007 and were blessed with their son in 2011, just prior to moving to Ithaca, New York were Andrew continued his research as a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University.
 
After only 18 months, the desire to move back to the west was too strong and Andrew started working at the Idaho National Laboratory in early 2013, where he continues to work as a computational scientist. Shortly after moving to Idaho Andrew and Deanne welcomed their daughter.
 
Andrew has been a member of the Knights of Columbus since 2010 and is active within the John Paul II Catholic Community in Idaho Falls. His children attend Holy Rosary Catholic School where his wife also works as the Faith Formation Coordinator.
 
Andrew has been a Director for Catholic Charities of Idaho since 2018 and is excited to help expand the services offered at the Idaho Falls regional office, to help grow the organization to be a shining beacon to the wonderful Truth that the Catholic Church professes, and to help the world find their way to Christ.

​CCI Announces New ​e-Counseling Service

CCI is pleased to announce the pilot of a new e-Counseling service to a select group of qualified individuals.  If you are seeking counseling, live in Idaho, and cannot get to either the Boise or Idaho Falls offices for in-person counseling, you may be qualified! If eligible for CCI e-Counseling, you will need to provide a private location, a smart phone, iPad, tablet or computer with video capabilities, and a dependable internet connection.

For more details on the e-Counseling offering, call 208-881-0740 for details, or check HERE for more details.

Habitat for Humanity Affordable Home Ownership Program 
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Low income families in need of adequate housing may apply to help build, then purchase affordable housing from Boise Valley Habitat for Humanity. 

​Applications must be delivered to the Habitat office at 704 S. Latah St. between September 3, 2019 and September 30, 2019 during office hours (M-F, 9-4). No applications will be accepted after September 30, 2019.

Know Your Rights

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Este donde este, en la casa, el trabajo, en su carro, es de mucha importancia conocer cuáles son sus derechos ! Aquí le ofrecemos un guía de 12 cosas que usted y sus familiares necesitan saber y recordar para cualquier situación. 

Courtesy of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

Whether you are at home, in a car, or at work, it's important to Know Your Rights. Here is a guide with 12 things for you and your family to remember in ANY situation.

Courtesy of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

Catholic Charities of Idaho receives funding from CCUSA and the Walmart Foundation to Educate the public on SNAP! 

Catholic Charities of Idaho received a grant from CCUSA and the Walmart Foundation, to help those eligible for nutrition assistance to make informed decisions about applying for the program and accessing benefits. SNAP! offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities. Food insecurity is a significant barrier to long-term economic stability and success for many Idaho families, and SNAP! is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net. 

• 13.2% of Idaho's residents are food insecure
• 16.7% of Idaho's children are food insecure
• within the last year, 8,455 foreign born individuals migrated to Idaho

​Given these statistics, Catholic Charities is focusing outreach and enrollment efforts on refugee, immigrant and underserved rural communities in the Southern and Eastern regions of Idaho. ​CCI employees offer multi/cross-cultural competencies and possess appropriate language abilities to serve members of these communities. . CCI will provide SNAP! information and expertise at local events including El Día de los Niños Celebration, Cinco De Mayo Celebration, and Farmworker Appreciation Day. CCI will provide mobile services within Canyon and Bonneville counties, as well as within more rural counties such as Owyhee, Payette, Elmore, Jefferson, Bingham, Madison and Fremont counties. 
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"Catholic Charities of Idaho is pleased to play a role in helping individuals and families move away from food insecurity and toward a more stable living environment, where they can thrive", states Doug Alles, Executive Director of CCI.  ​

Doug Alles, Executive Director, CCI

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​About CCI:  Catholic Charities of Idaho offers a variety of social services that improve lives, promote dignity, and build individual and family self-sufficiency. Founded in 2000, we prioritize service to those most in need, promote healthy family life, stable relationships, and social inclusion, offer culturally competent services to newcomer communities, and foster safety, trust, collaboration, and empowerment as the key guiding principles of our work with clients.
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